While many people are aware that microplastics pollution is now pervasive in our ocean systems, it can be hard to grasp the scale of the problem. It can be even…

Microplastics are currently considered impossible to remove from oceans and aquatic environments. However new research could point to an emerging solution. Researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University have found a…

“Addition of 43 new asset managers triples size of fast-expanding investor-backed climate group” BlackRock and Vanguard, who have a combined $14 trillion under management, have now signed up and demands…

BlackRock, an investment management firm managing around $8.7 trillion in assets, has increased its support for recognising and protecting “natural capital” and acting on companies not meeting ESG requirements. In…

So-called sustainability-linked bonds have been controversial because they often effectively reward investors when the issuer misses green or social performance goals. One Japanese firm is trying to change that.

The measure, believed to be among the first in the world, would apply to couples who lose a pregnancy at any point.

A “produce prescription program” sees food used as a medicine to treat diet-related health conditions, like diabetes, with participants receiving vouchers for free or discounted vegetables. COVID-19 has highlighted the…

Lloyd’s, which is the world’s biggest insurance market made up of 90 insurance syndicates, commits to ending new fossil fuel investment by 2022. This includes stopping new investments in coal-fired…

A mutated coronavirus disease has been identified in mink in farms in Denmark. The disease is now infecting humans, leading to a strict regional lockdown, and the cull of millions…